i would like to single out alison cummings, wherever you are. [applause] >> alison, our senior registrar for our outstanding work in helping coordinate this project and her ability to stay cool and calm all of the time, as well as kate patterson, our communication expert extraordinarya. >> and gene -- jean, who took care of several things. and last, but not least, our city attorneys, who worked on the details of the loan agreement and procurement to make sure all sides were protected, and that is what we want. head another contributor. the huntington hotel graciously agreed to not charge for the artist's stay. with so many partners, i have to say this is truly an exemplary public-private partnership. most of the cost of the project has been private contributions. i would like to ask you one last time to applaud this small village of individuals on both sides of the pacific who made this dream a reality. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. so clearly, it takes a lot of work and a lot of people to bring a 10-ton sculpture across the pacific ocean,

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, alison. tough. >>> oakland ski counsel is due to discuss the tax on -- city council is due to discuss the tax on medical marijuana. this is all for a plan to license four-mile-per-hour cultivation facilities which would be a first in the whole country. tonight, the city council will start discussions on taxing them and whether to increase the current tax on medical marijuana dispensaries. >>> you could soon pay less at some stores if you use cash because of the new financial reform laws. amanda west runs a berkeley restaurant and says it costs her more than $200 a month to let passengers use debit and credit cards. >> if someone pays for a 75- cent cookie with their debit card, we might be charged up to 14, 20-cents for that transaction which means we're not making moi. we're losing money on that transaction today. >> the law allows individual retailers to set individual purchases for customers who use credit cards, something that's already common here in california. but they are likely to pa

i am alison burns in washington, d.c. coming up i will show you why the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says those involved in the wicki leak case could have blood on their hands. >> good morning. traffic in san rafael has been very nice as you drive down to the middle of 580 and san rafael area. we will tell you more coming up. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughou reviving the economy means reinventing the way we do business. here's to the owners showing us the way. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence >>> three u.s. troops died in afghanistan, making that the deadliest month for u.s. forces in the war. nato says the three latest casualties died in two separate blasts. in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could increase as the military ramps up its war on the taliban. >>> the fbi is helping track down those responsible for leaking more than 90,000 pages of classified documents on the war. they showed up open the wicki leaks website and alison burns is live now in o

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, alison. thank you. >>> 7:16. a redevelopment plan for san francisco's hunters point neighborhood now has final approval. the board wrapped up months of very heated debate over several proposals. the plan is expected to add more than 10,000 housing units as well as retail and commercial space. the city controller says the project will mean as many as 25,000 jobs and raise billions of dollars for the city. >>> funding for the preservation of the historic hangar 1 at moffett field passed a key hurdle in congress. the subcommittee aeverybody proked $10 million in funding. that's a full amount requested by the representative, anna, from california. it includes funding to replace the toxic side,ing. >>> 7:17. we're now learning a debate between whitman and brown. whitman's campaign has agreed to three debates. the first is set for late september in sacramento. >> we thought these were the three strongest proposals that came across the invitation process. >> we believe the people of california should hear from the two s

reporting live from, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> vice president joen's 2008 presidential campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watchdogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $21,000. according to an audit released friday, the fine is for sloppy book keeping and for accepting excessive contributions, like a discounted fight out of a corporate jet. biden dropped out of the race in 2008. >>> in the u.s. senate campaign, senator barbara boxer is now talking about the pair of yachts owned by her rival, carly fee reason know -- fiorina. a spokeswoman for fiorina says it's ironic because it's not like boxer is living off food stamps. >>> 7:17. the california democratic party now says it will stay neutral on proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana in california. now, the proposition if voters approve it in november would allow adults to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use and allow governments to regulate and tax it. california already allows medical marijuana use. tomo

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:16.he long awaited financial reform bill now goes to president obama for his signature. the senate passed the bill yesterday on a 60-39 vote. almost two years after a financial meltdown sent the economy into a recession. the bill puts new regulations on lending practices and expands consumer protections. >> it provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers, to business owners, to consumers. and unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers you have nothing to fear. >> he is expected to sign it as early as wednesday. >> the mothers of the three uc berkeley graduates imprisoned in iran are hoping may soon be set free now that a controversial iranian scientist is back in iran. he arrived yesterday. he is a nuclear scientist who claims the u.s. kidnapped him. the u.s. claims he was a willing defector, the mothers of the american hikers sent a letter to iran's top legal official pleading that their children be set free before the first anniversary of t

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.u with much more on this. >> reporter: the second issued a statement overnight saying he will conduct a thorough rereview -- review over the firing of that worker. but the employee says she's not sure she would go back. this video is the controversy and has been blasted all over the internet. the full story is coming out. the farmer's family says the woman helped them and she said the clip was taken out of context. she says no one at usda wanted to hear her side or see the whole video before forcing her out earlier this week. >> having the tape out there even before and not being will to look at it, to have them come forward now say they are willing to do that, i guess is sort of bittersweet to me. >> reporter: she was making the rounds on tv when she said she was forced to resign from the usda after a long career. she said she's not sure how she would be treated if she returned. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the president of health insurer anthem bluecross has r

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alison. you. >>> time now, 8:15. we're finding out more about the man who was picked up along a big manhunt along the bay in sausalito. thirty officers helped search for this fugitive. yesterday afternoon he was hiding between the docks. it happen the after a sausalito police officer recognized him riding in a car on bridgeway. the driver pulled over but the fugitive, 21-year-old i say yus de layian -- isaiahs deleon eluded police for two hours before they caught him, spending much of that time in 60-degree water. his felony warrants include burglary and drug charges as well as assault with a deadly weapon. that charge stems from a case in san rafael's neighborhood. that's where he is suspected of throwing a bottle and hitting a girl in the case. we've posted the unedited video from news chop of the arrest. you can see it in the video section of ktvu.com. >>> 8:16. oakland police are expanding an investigation into a tragic crime. they want to know if the two people suspected of robbing and k

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, dave. just ten weeks after becoming prime minister britain's david cammer ron comes to the white house this morning. he met with president obama at the g-8 summit in canada last month. today they take on two high stakes immediate issues, bp and afghanistan. on afghanistan president obama will press cameron for continued support. the prime minister has said he wants all troops out by 2015. >> i think both they and we have said we will not be there forever. we have to stand up an afghan national squirt force, an army and police. >> reporter: on camera he has been uncomfortable with the hash grilling of bp executives over the oil spill. it is europe's second largest energy company and cameron will emphasize today that it needs to survive. cameron is also going to be talking about bp here on capitol hill with members of congress. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today the senate is expected to approve another extension of unemployment benefits. yesterd

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today the u.s. senate is expected to approve another extension of unemployment benefits. yesterday president obama criticized republicans who have repeatedly voted gene the measure. today's vote is scheduled after a new senator is sworn in to succeed the late robert byrd of west virginia. he is expected to provide the 60th vote the democrats need to break the republican filibuster. >>> the senate judiciary committee votes today on the nomination of elena kagan to supreme court. she is expected to be approved. democrats outnumber republicans on the committee 12-7 and so far no democrats have announced opposition to kagan. no republican has announced support. >> 6:18. another measure up for consideration by san francisco supervisors today would allow non-citizens in this country legally to vote in school board elections. voters rejected a similar plan in 2004. supporters say noncitizens who pay their taxes and send their kids to public schools should be able to vote for school board members. critics h

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. this is a controversy so heated no one here on capitol hill seems to want to touch it. just listen to what one of the top republicans here mitch mcconnell had to say when he was asked about the fizz your in the tea party over racism. >> i have got better things to do than to wade in to all of these disputes. >> reporter: the latest dispute involves tea party express spokesman mark williams, he has been ousted for the national tea party after he wrote a blog called from colored people to abraham lincoln, the tea party is trying to gain momentum and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the group. i will show you what the naacp has to say in my next update. live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:15. here is the latest on the big oil spill. a seep that has been found in the area around that blown out will well on the gulf of mix company is causing new concerns this morning. all along scientists were worried that pressure from capping

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam.hat's right, the national tea party federation has cut ties with one of its most prominent and vocal members. conservative talk show host mark williams wrote a letter that he called from colored people to abraham lincoln. his critics say it was down right racist. the naacp says the tea party needs to do more than fire williams, to reign in racist elements of the group. >> you have got to act responsibly and they have got to keep doing what they just decide to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to again momentum heading into november's elections that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. i will show you how some republican leaders here on capitol hill are reacting during my next update in an hour. reporting live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:13. well, a seep that has been detected in the area around that broken oil well in the gulf of mexico is causing new concern this morning. all along scientist

. >> welco" today we are visiting southern exposure in san francisco alison prepares to launch a fantasticautiful possibilities. we will send them on a two-year adventure crisscrossing the united states to investigate american history and contemporary culture. it is using a traveling road show as inspiration. she will sit down and talk with residents in search of stories and experiences that reveals exactly what makes us americans. >> beautiful possibility is a traveling research project that i will take on a five-month journey across the united states and lower canada. i document this tore on a map that i painted for the project and also from previous projects called the road map to lost america. on the map i have taken all of the contemporary borders off the map and replaced them with native territories, and then overlaid it with contemporary highways. i have scheduled venue stops at different areas along the tour, from california to south dakota, that will serve as headquarters for my local research. when i was researching the traveling medicine show, i came across this. they had put ou

alison burns joins us with more on the story. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, almost the entire bay area delegation voted against it. house speaker nancy pelosi did not vote. more than 100 democrats voted against it saying the fight in afghanistan has gone on too long. >> while evidence continues to mount that our military engagement in afghanistan has become a quagmire of corruption and ill defined objectives, the bill, if you can believe this, will provide another $37 billion. >> reporter: but norm dick says the pentagon needs the money for the troops. >> we have had months to work on this thing and it's now time to get the job done. >> now, the democrats are saying they are going to keep fighting for more than $20 billion in emergency aid to the states. money that was stripped from the war funding bill. if the democrats want to use it to prevent teacher layoffs around the country. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> thank you, allison. hopefully the commute is going well. i know sal is watch

. >> esta prohibe la contratacion de indocumentados >> alison asegura que los trabajadores esperan enl estacionamiento por lo tanto no violan la ley y los empleadores no impiden el trafico porque ingresan al estacionamiento. >> se asegura que a partir de la aprobacion de la ley sb1070 todo continuará igual >> el sentimiento de miedo y rechazo sigue entre estos trabajadore >> me siento mal, me regreso a oregon >> el centro de jornaleros estará pondiendo mucho cuidado con esta ley y como vaya avanzando. >> la senadora barbara boxter estuvo de visita en la bahía >> vamos en directo desde san jose nos dijo que está trabajando muy fuerte para lograr que se haga una reforma de inmigracion. >> criticó ley diciendo que es dañina y crea divisiones. >> es tiempo de buscar una reforma a las leyes de inmigracion. tenemos que tener una reforma de inmigracion completa que señale un camino para las personas que están acá trabajando, si son criminales deben ser deportados pero si han sido buenos trabajando deben legalizarse. >> ella recalcó que ha apoyado una reforma completa muchas veces. >> estoy e

i am alison burns in washington, d.c.here the white house has just issued an urgent appeal to wicki leak. i will have details coming up. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >>> we are looking live at another out of control wild fire burning in southern california at this hour. this is near palmdale. now firefighters have been waiting for first light so you can see the sun is coming up. that is important because this is when the air attack on those flames are going to get underway. this fire has forced the evacuation of about 2000 homes near this area. at last word it was zero percent cointaned, officials say homes have been lost and flames are burning near a transmitter tower and that is certainly causing a lot of concern. this all started yesterday afternoon around 2:30 and it has charred about 4500 acres. you can see the burn area on your screen now. this is not the only fire that the firefighters are fighting, so certainly resources are being stretched. in nearby concern county firefighters are still there working to surround tw

in a very warm welcome tea this is artie coming to you live from moscow i'm alison but now an additional of thirty three billion dollars is headed to the afghan war effort after the move was approved by the u.s. congress the whopping cash and.

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with the details about what they are going to be talking about specifically. >> reporter: david cameron begins talks with president obama at the white house in just about 45 minutes. it's his first visit as prime minister. here he is with president obama in canada last month. today they are going to tackle two high stakes immediate issue -- bp and afghanistan. on afghanistan. >> president obama will press cameron for continued support. the prime minister has said he wants all troops out by 2015. >> i think both he and they have said we won't be thereforeever. >> reporter: on -- thereforeeverrer -- this is europe's second largest energy company that he will emphasis today, that while bp is responsible for the disaster in the gulf, it still needs to survive. some members of congress have tough questions for the british government about its role and bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber. those members of congress want to question david cameron about that. he will be mee

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau. she has all the details.morning, amy son. >> reporter: good morning, dave. >>> president obama is calling it a positive sign. we will hear from him in just a few hours before he heads to maine. first let's look at this before and after picture. the image of oil from the gusher has been dogging the president and angering americans for nearly 3 months, look at it now. the oil flow has stopped at least for the time being. the newest dome appears to be a success but bp says it is not clear yet if it will stay on. >> clearly it is encouraging for the first time in jix days not to see oil gushing out of this well but i think we all need to be very cautious. until we have completed the tests and seen the right results. >> reporter: there are still fears about another explosion from too much pressure or a rupture in the seafloor. we will keep monitoring the test results and have that and the president's statement here for you on ktvu. any son burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the long awaited financial reform bill now g

the years include calista flockhart, angela bassett, hayden panatierre, jimmy smits, taye diggs, alisona teen with a drinking problem. >> kevin bacon: i can stop tomorrow if i wanted to. >> hurst: some amazing people have worked at "guiding light." >> wheeler: amazing. to be at the end-- it puts a lot of fear in your heart. you want to be true to all the things they created, and all the love and hope that they gave to generations of people. >> safer: what's that last show going to be like for you people? >> chamberlin: i think it won't sink in for maybe a month later that we're actually not going back. we're not just light on story right now; there is no story to be told. >> pass a, take 1. action! >> sloan: we're just all so lucky to have each other, all of us. >> safer: and so, they taped the final tv episode, number 15,762. add to that roughly 4,000 radio shows and you get, over the course of the program's life and death, 20,000 snapshots of springfield. and now, time to look for work. >> dicoupolos: you go out there and do what actors do. they audition, roles come up. you know, that

quote we strongly disagree with many of your statements, conclusions, and lessons learned, unquote, alison told barofsky. president obama forced the companies to have dealers sign a clause before they were closed who is going to pay them back for the property stolen from them by this administration? but i have to add, stolen legally, because congress didn't stop them, the supreme court didn't stop them, so accordingly, it must have been legal. they weren't stopped by people that could have. going back to the article, chrysler said that same month it was offering new franchises to 50 dealers who aplide for arbitration, in addition to 36 previous offers or new agreements. chrysler terminated 789 dealers last year and said in january that 409 had applied for arbitration. i tell you what, we've heard from dealers who were some of the most profitable, who were doing well, and this administration took them away from them. and got a bankruptcy judge to sign off to his shame. should be a total shame the damage that judge and those auto task force people caused. shameless. and yet when the house an